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NovaStor recommends that you use the C: drive for the SQL databases associated with the
NovaBACKUP Storage Server. Once you have selected the target drive, or if you choose to go
with the defaults, press Next, and you will advance to the Service Account screen.
If you are performing an Upgrade, you do not need to re-install the database portion unless you
want to install a ”dummy” database. If you do this, you must edit your backup server.ini to the
correct database after install before the backup server connects to the original database.
Press Next to move to the next step in installation. The next screen asks you which type of SQL
program will be used for the database services required by the xSP Storage Server. Because
MySQL* is an open source SQL database program, support for MySQL from NovaStor is very
limited. We find that Microsoft SQL Server is a better commercial product developed and
supported by Microsoft and a network of consultants, and has numerous online support forums.
NovaStor encourages the use of Microsoft SQL Server with NovaBACKUP Storage Server if at
all possible.